Inner Seeing: Meditation, Perception, and Intuitive Art

Art begins with seeing—but yogic practice asks us to look more closely at what it means to perceive at all. When the mind becomes quieter and attention less scattered, ordinary experiences of light, space, sound, movement, and form can be encountered with greater sensitivity. Creativity may then arise not only from deciding what we want to express, but also from listening, observing, and receiving.

This contemplative workshop explores the relationship between concentration, meditation, intuition, and artistic perception. Drawing from yogic approaches to inward attention alongside modern and contemporary practices concerned with light, silence, perception, and emptiness, participants will use the ashram environment itself as a field of observation. Through exercises in slow looking, drawing silence, translating sound into line, and waiting before making the first mark, we will explore the difference between looking and seeing—and what becomes possible when creativity begins from stillness rather than from the pressure to produce.

No drawing experience is necessary.

Offered as 2 workshops (subject to change).

The presentations associated with this Yoga Vacation Program begin with a noon workshop on the first day of the program and conclude with a 90-minute noon workshop on the last day of the program.  Click here to read more about the Yoga Vacation Program details and view the ashram schedule for yoga classes and meals during your stay. We suggest you arrive at least one day prior to the start of your program for the optimal experience.